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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argue.

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Examples

  • A 25-year-old graduate, Mr. Jain argues, is likely to have more-reasonable expectations than an older graduate would for his or her first job out of business school, which would appeal to recruiters who complain about 30-year-old newly minted M. B.A.s demanding outrageous salaries and expecting to run the company from day one.

    No Experience Necessary Elizabeth Garone 2010

  • His 2004 book "What's Right With Islam" the paperback version adds the clause, "is What's Right with America," to the title argues that Islam's core teachings are compatible with American democracy.

    The Mosque of Misunderstanding 2010

  • This title argues that Lucas is drawn both to the order and control of the Empire, and the energy and creativity of the Rebels.

    starwars.com Blogs 2009

  • More likely, she argues, is the pursuit of some sort of compromise that allows the regime to back down to some extent, without necessarily surrendering.

    Iran Uprising Live-Blogging (Wednesday June 24) The Huffington Post News Team 2009

  • Bruce McQuain argues that the main barrier to his advocating open immigration is the welfare state, and I am sympathetic to that argument.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » An Immigration Proposal 2010

  • The latter, he argues, is very much the case today.

    Overheard: Loaded for Bear 2010

  • The harm comes, Cherlin argues, from parents continually coupling with new partners, so that the children are forced to bond, or compete for attention, with ever-new actors.

    Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 2009

  • NYT's Andrew Ross Sorkin argues in his DealBook column this week that in a best case scenario, AIG could repay its debt in full and even leave the government with a $13 billion profit.

    Will Taxpayers Turn A Profit On The AIG Bailout? Not So Fast The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • But what Ross actually argues is a lot more subtle than that — after all, surely the caveats he employs mean something.

    Exceptions, Rules, and Abortion 2009

  • At the heart of issue, Fr. Samir argues, is how "the very sources of the Muslim faith (the Qur'an and the sunna)" are understood, interpreted, and lived.

    Islam 2009

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